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Thermal Conductivity

-k-
W/(m K)

Temperature - oC

Material/Substance 25 125 225

Acetals 0.23

Acetone 0.16

Acetylene (gas) 0.018

Acrylic 0.2

Air, atmosphere (gas) 0.024

Air, elevation 10000 m 0.020

Alcohol 0.17

Aluminum 205 215 250

Aluminum Brass 121


Aluminum Oxide 30

Ammonia (gas) 0.022

Antimony 18.5

Apple (85.6% moisture) 0.39

Argon (gas) 0.016

Asbestos-cement board 0.744

Asbestos-cement sheets 0.166

Asbestos-cement 2.07

Asbestos, loosely packed 0.15

Asbestos mill board 0.14

Asphalt 0.75

Balsa wood 0.048

Bitumen 0.17
Bitumen/felt layers 0.5

Beef, lean (78.9 % moisture) 0.43 - 0.48

Benzene 0.16

Beryllium 218

Bitumen 0.17

Blast furnace gas (gas) 0.02

Brass 109

Breeze block 0.10 - 0.20

Brick dense 1.31

Brick, insulating 0.15

Brickwork, common (Building Brick) 0.6 -1.0

Brickwork, dense 1.6

Bromine (gas) 0.004


Bronze 110

Butter (15% moisture content) 0.20

Cadmium 92

Calcium silicate 0.05

Carbon 1.7

Carbon dioxide (gas) 0.0146

Carbon monoxide 0.0232

Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp and


0.23
regenerated

Cellulose acetate, moulded, sheet 0.17 - 0.33


Cellulose nitrate, celluloid 0.12 - 0.21
Cement, portland 0.29
Cement, mortar 1.73
Chalk 0. 09
Charcoal 0.2
Chlorinated poly-ether 0.13
Chlorine (gas) 0.0081
Chrome Nickel Steel (18% Cr, 8 % Ni) 16.3
Chromium 94
Clay, dry to moist 0.15 - 1.8
Clay, saturated 0.6 - 2.5
Coal 0.2
Cobalt 69
Cod (83% moisture content) 0.54
Concrete, lightweight 0.1 - 0.3
Concrete, medium 0.4 - 0.7
Concrete, dense 1.0 - 1.8
Concrete, stone 1.7
Constantan 22
Copper 401 400 398
Corian (ceramic filled) 1.06
Cork board 0.043
Cork, re-granulated 0.044
Cork 0.07
Cotton 0.04
Cotton wool 0.029
Carbon Steel 54 51 47
Cotton Wool insulation 0.029
Diamond 1000
Diatomaceous earth (Sil-o-cel) 0.06
Diatomite 0.12
Earth, dry 1.5
Engine Oil 0.15
Ethane (gas) 0.018
Ether 0.14
Ethylene (gas) 0.017
Epoxy 0.35
Ethylene glycol 0.25
Feathers 0.034
Felt insulation 0.04
Fiberglass 0.04
Fiber insulating board 0.048
Fiber hardboard 0.2
Fire-clay brick 500oC 1.4
Fluorine (gas) 0.0254
Foam glass 0.045
Freon R-12 (gas) 0.007
Freon R-12 (liquid) 0.09
Gasoline 0.15
Glass 1.05
Glass, Pearls, dry 0.18
Glass, Pearls, saturated 0.76
Glass, window 0.96
Glass, wool Insulation 0.04
Glycerol 0.28
Gold 310 312 310
Granite 1.7 - 4.0
Gravel 0.7
Ground or soil, very moist area 1.4
Ground or soil, moist area 1.0
Ground or soil, dry area 0.5
Ground or soil, very dry area 0.33
Gypsum board 0.17
Hairfelt 0.05
Hardboard high density 0.15
Hardwoods (oak, maple..) 0.16
Helium (gas) 0.142
Honey (12.6% moisture content) 0.5
Hydrochloric acid (gas) 0.013
Hydrogen (gas) 0.168
Hydrogen sulfide (gas) 0.013
Ice (0oC, 32oF) 2.18
Insulation materials 0.035 - 0.16
Iridium 147
Iron 80 68 60
Iron, wrought 59
Iron, cast 55
Kapok insulation 0.034
Kerosene 0.15
Krypton (gas) 0.0088
Lead Pb 35
Leather, dry 0.14
Limestone 1.26 - 1.33
Magnesia insulation (85%) 0.07
Magnesite 4.15
Magnesium 156
Marble 2.08 - 2.94
Mercury, liquid 8.3
Methane (gas) 0.030
Methanol 0.21
Mica 0.71
Milk 0.53
Mineral wool insulation materials, wool
0.04
blankets ..
Molybdenum 138
Monel 26
Neon (gas) 0.046
Neoprene 0.05
Nickel 91
Nitric oxide (gas) 0.0238
Nitrogen (gas) 0.024
Nitrous oxide (gas) 0.0151
Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6 0.25
Oil, machine lubricating SAE 50 0.15
Olive oil 0.17
Oxygen (gas) 0.024
Paper 0.05
Paraffin Wax 0.25
Perlite, atmospheric pressure 0.031
Perlite, vacuum 0.00137
Phenolic cast resins 0.15
Phenol-formaldehyde moulding
0.13 - 0.25
compounds
Plaster light 0.2
Plaster, metal lath 0.47
Plaster, sand 0.71
Plaster, wood lath 0.28
Plasticine 0.65 - 0.8
Plastics, foamed (insulation materials) 0.03
Platinum 70 71 72
Plutonium 6.7
Plywood 0.13
Polycarbonate 0.19
Polyester 0.05
Polyethylene low density, PEL 0.33
Polyethylene high density, PEH 0.42 - 0.51
Polyisoprene natural rubber 0.13
Polyisoprene hard rubber 0.16
Polymethylmethacrylate 0.17 - 0.25
Polypropylene, PP 0.1 - 0.22
Polystyrene, expanded styrofoam 0.03
Polystyrol 0.043
Polyurethane foam 0.03
Porcelain 1.5
Potato, raw flesh 0.55
Propane (gas) 0.015
Polytetrafluoroethylene, Teflon, PTFE 0.25
Polyvinylchloride, PVC 0.19
Pyrex glass 1.005
Quartz mineral 3
Radon (gas) 0.0033
Rock, solid 2-7
Rock, porous volcanic (Tuff) 0.5 - 2.5
Rock Wool insulation 0.045
Rubber, cellular 0.045
Rubber, natural 0.13
Salmon (73% moisture content) 0.50
Sand, dry 0.15 - 0.25
Sand, moist 0.25 - 2
Sand, saturated 2-4
Sandstone 1.7
Sawdust 0.08
Sheep wool 0.039
Silica aerogel 0.02
Silicone cast resin 0.15 - 0.32
Silicone oil 0.1
Silver 429
Slag wool 0.042
Slate 2.01
Snow (temp < 0oC) 0.05 - 0.25
Sodium 135 (solid) 86 (liquid)
Softwoods (fir, pine ..) 0.12
Soil, clay 1.1
Soil, with organic matter 0.15 - 2
Soil, saturated 0.6 - 4
Steam, saturated 0.0184
Steam, low pressure 0.0188
Steel, Carbon 1% 43
Stainless Steel 16 17 19
Straw slab insulation, compressed 0.09
Styrofoam 0.033
Sulfur dioxide (gas) 0.0086
Sugars 0.087 - 0.22
Teflon 0.25
Timber 0.14
Tin Sn 67
Titanium 22
Tungsten 174
Uranium 27.6
Urethane foam 0.021
Vacuum 0
Vermiculite granules 0.065
Vinyl ester 0.25
Water 0.58
Water, vapor (steam) 0.016
Wheat flour 0.45
Wood across the grain, white pine 0.12
Wood across the grain, balsa 0.055
Wood across the grain, yellow pine, timber 0.147
Wood, oak 0.17
Wool, felt 0.07
Wood wool, slab 0.1 - 0.15
Xenon (gas) 0.0051
Zinc Zn 116

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